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UPPSC Prelims 2000 (GS Paper I) Question Paper and Solutions (Page 9)

  1. Laterite soils are predominant in:

    1. Malabar Coastal Region
    2. Coromandel Coastal Region
    3. Bundelkhand
    4. Baghelkhand
  2. Which National Political Party has won the largest number of seats in the last assembly election in Bihar?

    1. BJP
    2. BSP
    3. Congress
    4. RJD
  3. Which one of the following was the author of "Gulamgiri"?

    1. B.R.Ambedkar
    2. Jyotiba Phule
    3. Mahatma Gandhi
    4. Periyar
  4. Teratali is the folk dance of:

    1. Kerala
    2. Rajasthan
    3. Madhya Pradesh
    4. Tamil Nadu
  5. Who has control over the "issue of money" from the Consolidated Fund of India?

    1. Comptroller and Auditor General of India
    2. Finance Minister of India
    3. Authorised Ministers
    4. None of the above
  6. Arrange the following movements in correct chronological order by using the codes given below:

    1. Civil Disobedience
    2. Khilafat
    3. Non-cooperation
    4. Quit India

    Code:

    1. 1,2,3,4
    2. 2,3,4,1
    3. 2,3,1,4
    4. 3,1,4,2
  7. Sir Thomas Munro is associated with the land revenue settlement:

    1. Permanent Settlement
    2. Mahalwari Settlement
    3. Ryotwari Settlement
    4. None of the above
  8. The average monthly income of a person in certain family of 5 in Rs. 1000/-. If the annual income of one member of that family increases by Rs. 12,000/- the average monthly income per person is now:

    1. 1200
    2. 1600
    3. 2000
    4. 3400
  9. Which article of the Indian Constitution empowers Parliament to make law for giving effect to international agreements?

    1. Art. 249
    2. Art, 250
    3. Art. 252
    4. Art. 253
  10. Captain of a ship moving westward record the local time of 10-00 hrs Monday at 90° W If the speed of the ship is the same as the speed of the rotation of the earth, which of the following local Time and day would be formed by the captain at International date line?

    1. 04-00 Monday
    2. 10-00 Monday
    3. 10-00 Tuesday
    4. 10-00 Tuesday